Eugene Katchalov is on an absolute tear, as he has just taken a near 2 to 1 lead in this heads up match. Katchalov brought in, and called when Alessio Isaia completed. Katchalov check called on fourth street, then bet out when he pair his queens on fifth. Isaia called, as he did on sixth street as well. Katchalov checked in the dark on seventh, and Isaia said "you win" after looking at his last card. Katchalov showed a club flush, and took down the pot.
About 30 minutes ago, Eugene Katchalov was down about 7 to 1 to Isaia in this heads up duel. Now, thanks to big back to back pots, he now has the chip lead. Isaia brought in, then raised when Katchalov completed. Katchalov called, then checked called fourth street. On fifth street, Katchalov check raised, and Isaia called. Isaia bet out on sixth street, but Katchalov was had no intentions of slowing down, raising once again. Katchalov got one more bet in on seventh street, and showed for a diamond flush. Isaia shook his head as he mucked, and Katchalov jumped up to just under 1 million chips.
After winning small pots to slowly creep his way back, Eugene Katchalov has just won a monster pot to get himself right back into this heads up match. Katchalov brought in, then raised after Isaia completed. Isaia called, as he did on fourth street when Katchalov bet. Isaia bet out when he got an ace on fifth, but Katchalov raised. Isaia called, then check raised on sixth street. Katchalov was not detered, as he three-bet. Isaia called, then check called on seventh. Katchalov showed for sevens full of kings, and Isaia mucked in disgust.
Eugene Katchlov is clawing his way back into this matchup one hand at a time. In this hand, Katchalov completed, then bet out on every street, with Isaia folding on fifth street. Since this hand, Katchalov has won a handful of small pots, and is now up to 400,000.
After completing on third street, Eugene Katchalov check called on every street leading up to seventh, where he checked dark. Isaia took a look at his last card, and simply said "you win." Katchalov showed for a failed trap, as he had made a king high straight, and Katchalov won another heads up pot.
Eugene Katchalov had been grinded down to just over 100,000, but he just won a big pot to double up aganist Alessio Isaia. Isaia brought in, then raised after Katchalov completed. Katchalov called, and then check called on fourth street as well. Katchalov bet, then called all in on fifth street with a pair of tens. Katchalov improved to trip tens on sixth street, and Isaia mucked his hand before seventh street was dealt, knowing he couldn't catch up.
Wow... Eric Buchman was either one or two in chips for the entire day, including after the dinner break. But in just over 50 minutes, Buchman has gone from chip leader to out. Buchman got all of his chips in on fifth street with king high, and was in bad shape against Isaia's jacks and straight draw. Isaia caught that straight on sixth street, but Buchman found a flush draw heading into seventh street. The final card was the , and just like that we are heads up.
Eric Buchman came back from the dinner break with the chip lead, and now he is on the verge of being knocked out after in under a level. Buchman brought in, then raised after Isaia completed. Isaia then repopped it, and Buchman called. Isaia then double bet when he paired up on fourth, and Buchman called again. Isaia bet out the rest of the way, and Buchman called down the whole way. Isaia flipped up a monster with for nines full, and Buchman mucked, dropping down to under 100,000. Isaia now has a strangle hold on this tournament, with nearly 1.4 of the 1.6 million chips in play.
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for a diamond flush. Isaia shook his head as he mucked, and Katchalov jumped up to just under 1 million chips.
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for sevens full of kings, and Isaia mucked in disgust.
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for a failed trap, as he had made a king high straight, and Katchalov won another heads up pot.
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for nines full, and Buchman mucked, dropping down to under 100,000. Isaia now has a strangle hold on this tournament, with nearly 1.4 of the 1.6 million chips in play.